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SlimJim



Joined: Dec 22, 2004
Posts: 10



PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:33 am    Post subject: Single-word URL Link

Hi.....How do I install a one-word link to an URL address? Such as: "here" I can do it in my e-mail client, which is Thunderbird, and in MS Word and Works, but not in my browser, which is Firefox. This is handy when posting a suggestion to a forum on a website - such as this one. I read instructions on how to do it:
Highlight the URL (link) you want to insert. Hold in the ctrl key and hit c to copy to clipboard. Now open a reply window or new discussion window. Type the word you want the link inserted into like HERE and high lite the word and click on this icon now click inside the box to the give that window focus and hold in the ctrl key and hit the v key to paste the link.

You can also do the same thing with pictures like this click the smiley."

I can create a tiny URL, but can't find the icon the guy refers to. It doesn't show up clear in this email, but here is a link to the site which will show a clear picture of the icon: http://tinyurl.com/lpvub ...Is this icon just part of Internet Explorer? I'm guessing that it is, since it doesn't appear to be on Firefox. Do you know of a way to create a 'one word' URL, like "here", in Firefox? Thanks....Jim Hamm
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seaeagle



Joined: Aug 31, 2004
Posts: 5764

Location: Sydney, Australia

PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:52 am    Post subject: Re: Single-word URL Link [Login to view extended thread Info.]

I find that the 2 extensions, CoLT (Copy Link Text) & makelink do the job for me.
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SlimJim



Joined: Dec 22, 2004
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PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Single-word URL Link [Login to view extended thread Info.]

Thanks, seaeagle, for the two extensions. I'll take a look at them. Thanks again for your help......Jim
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seaeagle



Joined: Aug 31, 2004
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Location: Sydney, Australia

PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Single-word URL Link [Login to view extended thread Info.]

SlimJim wrote:
Thanks, seaeagle, for the two extensions. I'll take a look at them. Thanks again for your help......Jim

No probs. I'm up to 103 extensions now, and it still seems like every 2nd day another "must-have" extension gets released. Smile
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silmaril8n



Joined: Jan 29, 2004
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Location: Phoenix, AZ

PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:56 am    Post subject: Re: Single-word URL Link [Login to view extended thread Info.]

103? How much RAM does Firefox use when its first opened?
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seaeagle



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:02 am    Post subject: Re: Single-word URL Link [Login to view extended thread Info.]

silmaril8n wrote:
103? How much RAM does Firefox use when its first opened?

Nothing too excessive (I don't know what it uses at launch though). It's using about 140 megs at the moment.

I'm running the KDE desktop on Mandriva Linux with only 256 megs of RAM & it works quite fine.
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